Robin Williams
Actor
Films to Rent
- Hamlet (1997)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Jack Lemmon…
- A flash and vigorous reading of Shakespeare's tragedy of the melancholy Dane, hatched by Kenneth Branagh and a bevy of incongruous thesps.
An…
- Flubber (1997)
- Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden
- Robin Williams again gets the character–chemistry right in a reprise of the classic Absent–Minded Professor, the inadvertent inventor of…
- Good Will Hunting (1997)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
- Toasted as the stars ascendant of New Hollywood, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck flaunt their writing/acting prowess in this affecting parable of how…
- Deconstructing Harry (1998)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Bob Balaban…
- Woody Allen's most unruly comedy in years is an excoriating satire on his 'public–image': morally–depraved author Harry Blok, in a…
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, Cuba Jr. Gooding
- Visually extravagant dive into the afterlife, courtesy of New Zealander Vincent Ward, applying his classically–educated eye to a…
- Patch Adams (1999)
- Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Robin Williams
- Robin Williams chalks up another outsized, sentimental creation as a depressive–turned–trainee doctor who upsets the establishment when…
- Jakob the Liar (1999)
- Dir. Peter Kassovitz
Feat. Alan Arkin, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Robin Williams
- In this second version of Jurek Becker's novel, Robin Williams plays a café–owner in Nazi–occupied Poland who capitalises on an unearned…
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz
- The indefatigable Robin Williams extends his range into the robotic, playing a household android who, over the course of 200 years learns what it is…
- Robin Williams - Live on Broadway (2002)
- Dir. Marty Callner
Feat. Robin Williams
- Robin Williams returns to his roots as a stand–up comedian after a 16 year hiatus, proving to have lost nothing of his stupendous comic…
- Death to Smoochy (2002)
- Dir. Danny DeVito
Feat. Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener…
- An exuberantly mean–spirited send–up of kids’ television, where lewd, foulmouthed clown Robin Williams declares "death to Smoochy", a…
- One Hour Photo (2002)
- Dir. Mark Romanek
Feat. Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan…
- In a nifty piece of gimmick casting, Robin Williams shows his darker side as a lonely, middle–aged photolab assistant who develops an unhealthy…
- Insomnia (2002)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank…
- Consummate thriller from the director of “Memento” is an exemplary remake that follows closely yet deftly refines the well–regarded yet…
- Final Cut, The (2004)
- Dir. Omar Naim
Feat. Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel…
- Pertinent in an age where everything is over–recorded, and continuing a wave of films that play with memory, this sci–fi speculation from…
- Noel (2004)
- Dir. Chazz Palminteri
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Chazz Palminteri, Susan Sarandon…
- Five New Yorkers seek redemption from their problems on Christmas Eve in this not–unoriginal Festive drama. WIth a snow–powdered…
- Aristocrats, The (2005)
- Dir. Paul Provenza
Feat. Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, Billy Connolly…
- One hundred venerable comedians perform, scrutinise and riff on a particularly dirty joke (touted as the world's most obscene), which has apparently…
- Big White, The (2005)
- Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi…
- Black farce set in snowy Alaska around travel–agent Robin Williams who is struggling to help his ailing wife and seizes a dubious opportunity…
- RV (Runaway Vacation) (2006)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Cherly Hines…
- Amusing recyled family–disaster comedy with Robin Williams behind the wheel of a lumbering bus–wagon (or 'RV') and determined to make his…
- Happy Feet (2006)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman…
- A winning animated tale of all–singing, all–dancing penguins in Antarctica, with Elijah Woods as the vocally–challenged 'Mumble'…
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke…
- Rambuctious creature comedy starring Ben Stiller as a 'desperate dad' who takes the graveyard shift as a night guard for the Natural History Museum,…
- Night Listener, The (2006)
- Dir. Patrick Stettner
Feat. Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin…
- A restrained Robin Williams plays a radio host who becomes fixated with an autobiography of a boy supposedly dying of AIDS in this unconventional…
- Man of the Year (2006)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney…
- Played for quick laughs, this political satire suitably casts Robin Williams as an affable, late–night talk show host who runs for President…
- Comic Relief - The Greatest and the Latest (2006)
- Feat. Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal…
- Stand–up comedy collection of the greatest moments in 'Comic Relief' history, a comedy show featuring top comedians benefiting important causes…
- License to Wed (2007)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Robin Williams, Mandy Moore
- Robin Williams flounders as a Reverend whose mandate to reduce the nation’s escalating divorce rate gives rise to a boot–camp for engaged…
- August Rush (2007)
- Dir. Kirsten Sheridan
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers…
- Celebrating the inspiring power of music, this captivating drama follows the quest of an orphaned musical prodigy who uses his gift to find his…
- Old Dogs (2009)
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston…
- Tepid ‘house–husband’ comedy, with Travolta and Williams flexing their middle aged spread as business partners saddled with the care of…
- Robin Williams - Weapons Of Self Destruction (2009)
- Feat. Robin Williams
- In his first solo special for HBO in seven years, Williams now pushing sixty, shows his mind still moves at it's own unfathomable pace. As manic and…
- World's Greatest Dad (2009)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Geoff Pierson…
- Savage black comedy gifts Robin Williams his best role in years as a struggling writer and poetry teacher whose life is burdened by his insufferable…
- Happy Feet 2 (2011)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Sofia Vergara…
- The all–singing, all–dancing Emperor penguins return to tap up a storm while facing the ever apparent consequences of climate change in…
- Big Wedding, The (2013)
- Dir. Justin Zackham
Feat. Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl…
- Predictably inspired by a French farce (Mon frère se marie), and populated by the usual suspects of geriatric comic romances (Keaton, De Niro, et…
- Butler, The (2013)
- Dir. Lee Daniels
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey…
- A stagy but sincere history of post–war Black America from the point of view of a White House servant (played by Forest Whitaker). It works as…